Chart: Oregon strikers would comprise just 0.3% of monthly UI claims: Monthly average eligible striking workers compared with monthly average paid UI claims, January 2022–December 2023

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Oregon strikers would comprise just 0.3% of monthly UI claims: Monthly average eligible striking workers compared with monthly average paid UI claims, January 2022–December 2023

Proposed eligibility waiting period	7 days
Average monthly striking workers	245
Average monthly paid UI claims	94,249
Estimated striking workers as a share of paid UI claims	0.3%

Source: EPI analysis of strike data from the Cornell ILR School, Labor Action Tracker and weekly UI claims data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, January 2022–December 2023.

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